METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING DISTRIBUTION OF DIGITALLY ENCODED DATA IN NETWORK

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus and method for controlling distribution of digital content from a device connected to a network to another device outside the network.

SOLUTION: The method comprises the steps of: receiving location information of a router on the network for routing content to devices outside the network; receiving destination data indicative of location information associated with a destination device to which the device intends to distribute the content; determining whether the destination device is outside the network based on the router location information and the received destination data; examining the authorization field and inhibiting transmission of the content if the destination device is outside the network and the digital signal is in the inhibition mode.

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